--- title: Mark Zuckerberg Harvard Commencement Speech: Read Transcript description: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivered the commencement address at Harvard University on Thursday. 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Boston Globe—Boston Globe via Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 25, 2017 9:21 PM UTC Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivered the commencement address at Harvard University on Thursday. 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